Byron Vielehr Named Chief Operating Officer of Apollo Asset Management
August 30 2022 - 4:45PM
Apollo (NYSE: APO) today announced that Byron Vielehr has been
named Partner and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Apollo Asset
Management, Inc. (NYSE: AAM PrA, AAM PrB), effective September
30th, 2022. Vielehr will work with the leadership team to shape and
support the firm’s strategic growth plan, scale Apollo’s global
operating platform and harness the power of technology across the
firm.
Apollo Asset Management Co-Presidents James Zelter and Scott
Kleinman said, “We are pleased to welcome Byron as Chief Operating
Officer of Apollo Asset Management. His exceptional breadth of
experience in financial services, operations, strategy, and
technology are a perfect fit for scaling our businesses globally
and reinforcing our entrepreneurial, high-performance culture. By
continuing to build a world-class operating platform, we are
positioning ourselves to deliver on our strategic growth
initiatives, many in the fastest growing segments of the
industry.”
Marc Rowan, Chief Executive Officer at Apollo said, “Byron is a
tech-fluent and skilled operator with a proven track record leading
global operations and driving large-scale transformations. He will
further enhance our efforts to scale our business, drive innovation
and establish the firm as a leading, modern asset manager.”
Vielehr will be responsible for aligning the strategic business
and investment priorities of the firm with its operational
capabilities while leading continuous improvement, innovation, and
adoption of new technologies. He joins Apollo with over 30 years of
technology and financial services experience, including having
served in numerous senior operational and executive leadership
roles at leading businesses and global organizations. Most
recently, Vielehr served as Chief Growth Officer at Fiserv, a
leading Payments and Fintech provider. During his eight-year tenure
at Fiserv, Vielehr led the Payment, Digital, and Account Processing
businesses, and had responsibility for enterprise strategy,
M&A, venturing and strategic intelligence. Prior to his time at
Fiserv, he spent nearly 10 years at Dun & Bradstreet, an
information services provider, where he ultimately served as
President of D&B International, President of D&B North
America, and Head of Global Operations. Previously, Vielehr served
as President and COO of Northstar Systems, and Chief Information
Officer of Merrill Lynch Private Client and Merrill Lynch Asset
Management.
Of the appointment, Vielehr commented, “I am excited to be
joining Apollo during this period of great momentum and
accelerating growth trajectory. I look forward to working closely
with Apollo’s impressive management team to advance the firm’s
disciplined growth strategy by harnessing the power of
technology.”
About Apollo
Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In
our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients
excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from
investment grade to private equity with a focus on three investing
strategies: yield, hybrid, and equity. For more than three decades,
our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has
served the financial return needs of our clients and provided
businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through
Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping
clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of
retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to
institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to
investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our
employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and
achieve positive outcomes. As of June 30, 2022, Apollo had
approximately $515 billion of assets under management. To learn
more, please visit www.apollo.com.
Contacts
For Investors:Noah GunnGlobal Head of Investor RelationsApollo
Global Management, Inc.(212) 822-0540IR@apollo.com
For Media: Joanna RoseGlobal Head of Corporate
CommunicationsApollo Global Management, Inc.(212)
822-0491Communications@apollo.com
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